Police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo
Clashes break out on the same day that US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns meets Egypt’s interim president.
Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas in central Cairo on after scuffles broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and locals in the area of Ramses Street, eye witnesses said.
Monday’s was the first violent confrontation involving pro-Morsi protesters for a week. Last Monday, 53 pro-Morsi demonstrators were killed outside the Republican Guard compound in Cairo.